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Robert Bateman: Why Plein Air Painting Is Important
Robert Bateman, one of the most successful representational artists working today, thinks plein air painting is very important -- but not as an art...
De-Modernizing a Castle
Some people may see a tourist stop; an artist will see a fine pastoral scene. Egon Miklavcic told us about his process and the...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Joan LaRue
Joan LaRue loves Venice. But that's not her favorite place to paint. She knows of a place that has many of Venice's charms, but...
Up for the Challenge? The Editing and Perspective Obstacles in Rooftop Painting
Tired of trying to find the right scene in your area? Go up on the roof, where the challenges are many and the town's...
Why This Works: “River Canyon”
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
Three Paintings in 90 Minutes: One Artist’s Exercise
A Seattle artist took some advice to heart -- and found that it helped her loosen up in her painting process. How does it...
My Favorite Place to Paint: John Huerta
Huntsville's pond, in Utah's Ogden Valley, is John Huerta's favorite place to paint, but it's not so much the pond itself but the setting,...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Jean Perry
Jean Perry likes to paint a mountain pond near her home in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. But a few years ago, the area was developed...
Painter Picks Plan B
The postcard view is often not the best one for a painting. Just ask Julia Seelos. The Redwood City, California, painter...
Parting Shot: Bruce Katz in Sonoma
San Francisco painter Bruce Katz saw a house on a hill in Sonoma County and painted it from afar, with good results. ...
Hitting the Road for Four Months, Painting All the Way
Karen Hitt is a woman on a mission, and she'll travel 12,000 miles before her journey is through. Why is she painting across the...
Painting Long Panoramas on Scrolls
All plein air artists have to learn to edit a lot of information out of a scene, but Dutch artist Jacob Kerssemakers has to...
Why This Works: “Hills Above Nicasio”
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...
Painter and Composer Combine for New Symphony
Jerry Malzahn has paintings in some prominent public and private collections, but he's never been as excited as when his pieces were on view...
Plein Air Painting on Network TV
Artists are buzzing about the new Subaru car commercial that depicts the pleasures and perils of plein air painting. In another...
A Diagram for Good Values
Getting the values correct is key to a strong composition and painting, but seeing the values and mixing the right hue for the local...
What an Exhibition Judge Sees
What's going through the mind of a juror as he or she is judging an exhibition? Artist and juror William Schneider was willing to...
Plein Air Southwest Salon Announces Best of Show Winner
Each year the Outdoor Painters Society holds the Plein Air Southwest Salon, a national juried competition, and the contest attracts excellent artists from across...
Frederic Church Paintings of Maine
This summer, Frederic E. Church's magnificent home, Olana, will present an exhibition titled Maine Sublime that will include nearly 30 oil and graphite sketches...
Salon Winner Painted in Familiar Kansas Location
Kim Casebeer won First Prize in the January/February bimonthly PleinAir Salon competition with an oil painting based on a location near her Topeka home....